10 Fun Facts About the Amazing Egg

  1. According to the Egg Nutrition Center the color of an egg shell depends on the breed of the hen. Generally, hens with white feathers and white earlobes will lay white eggs, and hens with red or brown feathers and matching-colored earlobes will lay brown eggs. There is no nutritional difference between white and brown eggs.
  1. Why don’t the eggs we eat hatch? Well, in order for an egg to be fertile,the hen must mate with a rooster. Eggs sold in grocery stores are laid by hens that haven’t mated.
  1. The average hen lays about 250-270 eggs per year. As a hen grows older she lays larger eggs.
  1. Can’t remember if an egg is raw or hard-boiled? Just spin the egg on a flat surface. If it spins it’s hard-boiled. If it wobbles it’s raw.
  1. Because of atmospheric pressure, it’s almost impossible to hard-cook eggs above 10,000 feet altitude.
  1. A beaten egg white is a great cleansing and exfoliating facial mask. The yolk is a perfect moisturizing mask.
  1. Chef Howard Helmer is the world’s fastest omelet maker. In 1990, Helmer made 427 two-egg omelets in 30 minutes.
  1. Speaking of omelets, did you know that at the time of the Revolution, the French already knew 685 different ways to prepare eggs? French cuisine is the best.
  1. But we can thank famous Italian Christopher Columbus for our eggs. He brought chickens to the New World on his second voyage in 1493.
  1. Feel like celebrating? In the United States, the month of May has been declared National Egg Month. If you miss it though, you can still celebrate National Egg Day on June 3, or World Egg Day every second Friday in October.

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